Pancyprian Examinations (Cyprus) · Modern Greek Language and Literature
Language, Grammar and Rhetoric
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- How many letters does the modern Greek alphabet have?
- How many grammatical genders do Greek nouns have?
- How many cases does a noun have in Modern Greek?
- The English word 'democracy' comes from two Greek words. What do they mean?
- The English word 'telephone' is built from two Greek roots. What do they mean?
- What was Katharevousa in the history of the Greek language?
- Which form of Greek became the official language of state and education in 1976?
- What change to Greek spelling was officially adopted in 1982?
- Which English punctuation mark does the Greek question mark look like?
- In which sentence is the Greek verb in the aorist, the simple past tense?
- What are the two voices of Greek verbs?
- In Aristotle's rhetoric, which appeal relies on the speaker's credibility and character?
- A speaker says: 'Ignore her proposal about school hours, she failed her own exams.' Which fallacy is this?
- Two schools lengthened their breaks and both saw better exam results, so a writer concludes that longer breaks cause better results. What is the main weakness?
- In the sentence 'Her words were a warm blanket on a cold night', which device is used?
- Which statement best describes a good summary of a 400-word article?
- Which pair of words are antonyms?
- The English word 'hippopotamus' comes from the Greek hippos (horse) and potamos (river). What does it mean literally?
- Which description of 'misanthrope' is built correctly from the Greek misos (hatred) and anthropos (human being)?
- Which opening sentence is best suited to a formal letter to a school principal?
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